GREENSBORO, NC -- The upside of playing in the Wyndham Championship is that there's a significant chance to make a move in the Fed Ex Cup standings. The downside of playing in the Wyndham Championship ... well, actually there's no downside to not playing, really, especially if you're on the bubble for the Fed Ex Cup.

By not playing, there's a huge downside, as someone else can take your spot in the PGA Tour's postseason. Also, if you play badly, you can end up on the outside looking in and/or not advance yourself enough to get a shot at $10 million. With that in mind and the Fed Ex Cup standings now "set" (technically still "projected" I believe), let's take a spin around some winners and losers in terms of the Fed Ex Cup standings.

WINNERSPadraig Harrington -- It looked like Paddy was doomed to take a vacation from his vacation's vacation, but some late movement by the field -- in particular the collapse of Jeff Mallinger -- kept him in the field and pushed him into the PGA Tour's postseason.

William McGirt -- McGirt knew he was done for the postseason after his round. He mentioned as much when talking about his fear of looking at the leaderboard. But, and I hate to pick on a young guy here, Summerhays melting down made fellow rookie McGirt the last man in on the Fed Ex Cup. He's probably pretty happy right now.

Arjun Atwal -- The 2010 Wyndham Championship winner is in good company with Paddy and McGirt, as they're the last three guys in when it comes to the Fed Ex, although I'm not sure anyone understands how he's even there at this point. On Friday, Atwal looked like a lock to get pushed down by other contenders playing well at the Wyndham (he missed the cut) but somehow survived.

Webb Simpson -- Simpson's win at the Wyndham pushed him into third place overall in terms of Fed Ex Cup points, pretty darn impressive for a 26-year-old. And as a result, he's got a substantially better chance at winning the postseason and picking up the huge prize that's available to golfers who aren't headed home for the year. $10 million could conceivably even afford him the chance to have David Feherty look after his screaming baby.

Tommy Gainey -- Two Gloves can't be thrilled with how his final rounds at the Wyndham shaped up, but he did finish third and as a result move himself into the No. 30 spot in the Fed Ex rankings. That's not the greatest consolation prize, of course, but it does give him a slightly bigger advantage when the PGA's postseason kicks off.

Ernie Els -- Els was originally the "last man out" when the Wyndham began, which is exactly why he came to Greensboro. And though his weekend had to have been disappointing and though he probably thought he should have won given where he sat Friday, he made the postseason with his performance at the Wyndham after sidling his way on up to 118th overall.

LOSERSJohn Mallinger -- With nine holes to play, Mallinger had propped himself up to almost the top-100 in terms of Fed Ex points. Then he managed to card four bogeys on the back nine and absolutely blow up any shot he had of the postseason. I distinctly remember remarking that this is precisely why players should come to Greensboro ... and then that happened and Mallinger ended up gaining just 26 strokes.

Daniel Summerhays -- Speaking of meltdowns, Summerhays didn't have the best of days on Sunday. He was understandably dejected after the round, considering that he shot 2-over on the back nine, when most of the other players in Greensboro were making moves. That mild blow-up cost him a chance to get to the postseason in his rookie year. Though, in fairness, he might have had to win in order to actually make the postseason. So you can't be too hard on him.

Justin Leonard -- Leonard had his fate in his own hands, which might make the fact that he missed a par putt (albeit a long one) on 18 that literally pushed him out of the playoffs. It was his third bogey of the day and even though he ended up finishing 17th at the Wyndham, he ended up 126th on the Fed Ex Cup standings, which is good enough to earn him absolutely nothing for the next few weeks. Rough way to go out.

Tiger Woods -- But, hey, at least Leonard tried. Woods missed the cut at the PGA Championship and as a result found himself 129th overall in the Fed Ex standings. He only dropped three spots by not playing at Greensboro, but the point is that he wasn't in the playoffs to begin with, and he certainly had an opportunity to to come here and work himself into the playoffs. He was too busy, apparently, promoting his video game. While I applaud that, and I understand that he might not necessarily want to play five more weeks of golf the way he's hitting the ball, it's kind of sad to see Tiger wrap up the year like he did.

GREENSBORO, NC -- The upside of playing in the Wyndham Championship is that there's a significant chance to make a move in the Fed Ex Cup standings. The downside of playing in the Wyndham Championship ... well, actually there's no downside to not playing, really, especially if you're on the bubble for the Fed Ex Cup.

By not playing, there's a huge downside, as someone else can take your spot in the PGA Tour's postseason. Also, if you play badly, you can end up on the outside looking in and/or not advance yourself enough to get a shot at $10 million. With that in mind and the Fed Ex Cup standings now "set" (technically still "projected" I believe), let's take a spin around some winners and losers in terms of the Fed Ex Cup standings.

WINNERSPadraig Harrington -- It looked like Paddy was doomed to take a vacation from his vacation's vacation, but some late movement by the field -- in particular the collapse of Jeff Mallinger -- kept him in the field and pushed him into the PGA Tour's postseason.

William McGirt -- McGirt knew he was done for the postseason after his round. He mentioned as much when talking about his fear of looking at the leaderboard. But, and I hate to pick on a young guy here, Summerhays melting down made fellow rookie McGirt the last man in on the Fed Ex Cup. He's probably pretty happy right now.

Arjun Atwal -- The 2010 Wyndham Championship winner is in good company with Paddy and McGirt, as they're the last three guys in when it comes to the Fed Ex, although I'm not sure anyone understands how he's even there at this point. On Friday, Atwal looked like a lock to get pushed down by other contenders playing well at the Wyndham (he missed the cut) but somehow survived.

Webb Simpson -- Simpson's win at the Wyndham pushed him into third place overall in terms of Fed Ex Cup points, pretty darn impressive for a 26-year-old. And as a result, he's got a substantially better chance at winning the postseason and picking up the huge prize that's available to golfers who aren't headed home for the year. $10 million could conceivably even afford him the chance to have David Feherty look after his screaming baby.

Tommy Gainey -- Two Gloves can't be thrilled with how his final rounds at the Wyndham shaped up, but he did finish third and as a result move himself into the No. 30 spot in the Fed Ex rankings. That's not the greatest consolation prize, of course, but it does give him a slightly bigger advantage when the PGA's postseason kicks off.

Ernie Els -- Els was originally the "last man out" when the Wyndham began, which is exactly why he came to Greensboro. And though his weekend had to have been disappointing and though he probably thought he should have won given where he sat Friday, he made the postseason with his performance at the Wyndham after sidling his way on up to 118th overall.

LOSERSJohn Mallinger -- With nine holes to play, Mallinger had propped himself up to almost the top-100 in terms of Fed Ex points. Then he managed to card four bogeys on the back nine and absolutely blow up any shot he had of the postseason. I distinctly remember remarking that this is precisely why players should come to Greensboro ... and then that happened and Mallinger ended up gaining just 26 strokes.

Daniel Summerhays -- Speaking of meltdowns, Summerhays didn't have the best of days on Sunday. He was understandably dejected after the round, considering that he shot 2-over on the back nine, when most of the other players in Greensboro were making moves. That mild blow-up cost him a chance to get to the postseason in his rookie year. Though, in fairness, he might have had to win in order to actually make the postseason. So you can't be too hard on him.

Justin Leonard -- Leonard had his fate in his own hands, which might make the fact that he missed a par putt (albeit a long one) on 18 that literally pushed him out of the playoffs. It was his third bogey of the day and even though he ended up finishing 17th at the Wyndham, he ended up 126th on the Fed Ex Cup standings, which is good enough to earn him absolutely nothing for the next few weeks. Rough way to go out.

Tiger Woods -- But, hey, at least Leonard tried. Woods missed the cut at the PGA Championship and as a result found himself 129th overall in the Fed Ex standings. He only dropped three spots by not playing at Greensboro, but the point is that he wasn't in the playoffs to begin with, and he certainly had an opportunity to to come here and work himself into the playoffs. He was too busy, apparently, promoting his video game. While I applaud that, and I understand that he might not necessarily want to play five more weeks of golf the way he's hitting the ball, it's kind of sad to see Tiger wrap up the year like he did.

GREENSBORO, NC -- Padraig Harrington was scheduled to be sipping a piña colada right now, not exhausted after toiling through his fourth round at the Wyndham Championship.

That's because three-time major winner, sitting on the outside edge of the Fed Ex Cup, canceled his family's vacation to the Atlantis in the Bahamas in order to make a run at golf's postseason.

"I knew I was on the bubble," Harrington said at the start of the tournament. "My wife actually made the decision. She says, 'I think you've got to go and play.' She was the one."

Word on the street is that his son wasn't quite as happy.

And, following a 2-under Sunday showing, it's likely that Harrington regrets the decision as well, even though he's currently (as of 1:30 p.m.) projected to finish 123rd in the Fed Ex Cup standings, which would sneak him into the postseason.

However, there's a large number of golfers still on the course -- and plenty that have yet to tee off -- who also hold their postseason fate in their respective hands.

Justin Leonard, Aron Price, Daniel Summerhays, Tim Petrovic and Paul Casey are all names out there that can screw up Paddy's chances with a hot streak. Conversely, a cold streak from someone ranked above Harrington could have the same effect.

William McGirt, a Wofford grad and local player, finds himself in a similar spot. He's currently the last man on the cut line (one behind Paddy) for the postseason, and should probably be watching the rest of the golfers pretty closely.

"Right now I don't know what I'm going to do," McGirt said after his round of 70 Sunday. "I want to get some food. I'm starving. I'll probably take a peak."